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The Central Government introduces a new Para 19 under the General Notes Regarding Import Policy of ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1, restricting the import of six categories of goods from Bangladesh to specified seaports and land posts.

Detailed Summary

By S.O. 2235(E), Notification No. 07/2025-26 dated 17th May 2025, issued under Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, and paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, the Central Government, acting through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), Directorate General of Foreign Trade, introduces a new Para 19 to the 'General Notes Regarding Import Policy' under ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 (Import Policy), with immediate effect. The new provision regulates imports from Bangladesh to India as follows: Ready Made Garments (all HS codes) may not be imported through any land port and are allowed only through the Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports; Fruit/Fruit-flavoured and Carbonated Drinks may not be imported through Land Customs Stations or Integrated Check Posts in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, or through LCS Changrabandha and Fulbari in West Bengal; and Processed food items (baked goods, snacks, chips and confectionery), Cotton and cotton yarn waste, Plastic and PVC finished goods (except pigments, dyes, plasticisers and granules used as industrial inputs), and Wooden furniture are also brought within the restriction. The notification states it is issued with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry, under File No. 01/93/180/31/AM-12/P.C.II(B)/E-34473, and is signed by Ajay Bhadoo, Director General of Foreign Trade & Additional Secretary.

Full Text

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